Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Foxboro had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Foxboro, with the one closest to West Foxboro listed first.
- North Foxboro
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro
- North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Foxborough
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough
- Foxborough is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
- Pondville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Foxvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - South Walpole
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Walpole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walpole
- South Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Wrentham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Wrentham is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
- Mansfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,539 people
- East Foxboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Foxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foxboro
- East Foxboro is located in Norfolk County
- Highland Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Highland Lake is located in Norfolk County
- Sharon Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Heights
- Sharon Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,582 people
- Norfolk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
- City Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Mills
- City Mills is located in Norfolk County
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- West Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- East Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mansfield
- East Mansfield is located in Bristol County
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,864 people
- Sheldonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County
- East Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
- East Sharon is located in Norfolk County
- East Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Walpole
- East Walpole is located in Norfolk County
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Medfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - North Attleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Attleboro Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Winslows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Millis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Medway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Medway is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about West Foxboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |